KHNS FM public radio station for Haines, Skagway and Klukwan surpassed its goal during its membership drive, raising a record $67,895 in pledges. The membership drive netted 629 members during the weeklong event. The station had set a goal of raising $55,000 in pledges.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters director announces his departure
Burl Sheldon on Tuesday shared his plans to depart as the director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Upper Lynn Canal by early September. Sheldon in an e-mail to Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteers, families and supporters said his decision to set a last day of “roughly” Sept. 2 was “100 percent about personal growth and wellness.” […]
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Borough hires interim public facilities director
Brian Lemcke returned to work for the Haines Borough this week, as the new interim director of public facilities. Lemcke, a former city councilor who owns the Fogcutter Bar, oversaw the Haines School renovation and additional projects as a contractor for the borough from 2006 to 2008, before the creation of the facilities director position. He then […]
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Next ATV ordinance hearing delayed
The second public hearing for an ordinance to permit the operation of all-terrain vehicles on borough streets and roads has been set for Tuesday, July 26, to allow extra time for rewording. “I think that clarity is really important in an ordinance like this, to make it as user-friendly as possible for the people who […]
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Ford family helps Civil Air Patrol take flight
When officer Simon Ford isn’t patrolling the streets for the Haines Borough Police Department, he’s the commander for the new Civil Air Patrol Chilkat Valley flight that draws more than half its membership from his own family. The nationwide organization, founded in 1941 less than a week before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, is the official […]
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Harbor grapples with confusing fuel prices
By Margaret Friedenauer Haines and Skagway – only 13 miles of water separate the two towns, but they are a world apart in gas prices. Or are they? Rumor on the street – and the docks – is that Skagway harbor has been offering much cheaper diesel and gas prices than Haines during the height […]
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Single car crash kills one; Alcohol suspected; 3 DUIs issued
A one-vehicle accident early on the Fourth of July killed Jonathan Michael Graham of Haines just two weeks after his 21st birthday. Graham was driving west on Main Street around 1:50 a.m. in a 2002 Toyota pickup truck he borrowed from a friend when the vehicle left the road where it merges with the Haines Highway, […]
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Town booms for festive Fourth of July
Fourth of July in Haines began with a chilly morning, blossomed into a bright, warm day and ended with a light drizzle as fireworks lit up the sky. Joan Carlson of the Haines Chamber of Commerce said the weekend of activities went “very, very well.” The Mount Ripinsky Run had a record field of 31 runners; the […]
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Fundraiser the work of many
We want to thank everyone involved with the District 5 fundraiser held June 27th, 2011 in Skagway/Dyea. Thank you for supporting our Congressman Don Young on his recent visit to the Chilkoot Trail Outpost. We also want to thank the Congressman for taking time out of his very busy schedule for attending this function. A […]
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Kudos to Cub Scout Pack 70
American Legion Post 12 wants to express its appreciation and respect to Cub Scout Pack 70 for its participation in the Fourth of July flag raising and lowering ceremonies at Fort Seward; Tommy Ricker, Kyle Dozier, Caleb Franks and Baylor Perry led by Jayme Dozier and advisor Dennis Franks displayed great professionalism and respect for […]